Mask for automobile-lamps.



H. D. PENNBY. MASK PoR AUTOMOBILE LAMPS. APLIOATION PILEDPEB. 6, 1909 Patented May 11,1909.

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i H. D. PENNBY. MASK PQR AUTOMOBILE LAMPS. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 6.1909.

t 921,449.I n v Patented May 11, 1909.

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f York, borough of Brooklyn, County ofliings,

ierritisgfr n moro o. or NEW YORK, N. Y., Assiorfor. or erm-HALF To csEsTER A. WE11L OF BROOKLYN, Nhvy YORK.

MASK FOR AUTOMQB IL-LLMPS.

. Specicetion of Letters Potent.

Fatentsd May 1 l, 1909.

Ih-(Lil 'whom Iit may concern:

Be 1t known that l, Hmmm D, lENNEY, a citizen of tho United States, residing in New :md Stute of. New York, have invented certain nrw and nsvl'ul improvements in Masks for Automobile-llumps, of'whirh the following is s spociliozition.

This invention relates to improved ineens for preventing the fdorr of hrzul-lightsfmd search lights, particularly of sntoniohilo hoed-lights and srorrhdights, the ohiortof tho improvement heilig to provide improved means which when in piso@ will olleothrely nxesk :ind intercept thol upward rays of lightso as to prevent tho hlindhrp; glare ol the light from heoildrrihg pedestrians or drivers of aoprosohing Vehicles, :ind zhich inozms will e simple iii construction and inexpensive to hienufeeture and also mail' ho roedily detachable 1i' referred. A further oliijeet oi the iniilnwwoinont is the provision of en improved mask or hood por tieulsrly adapted for attachment exterior-ly of the l'roiit gloss of a hood-light or sozirrhlight, and which is shiftzihle with the lon'ni door, whereby access to the interior of the lomp through the door Way is not interfered "vl/ith. 'i

in the drawings scoomponying and forni# ing port of this speeiiiozition, Figure 1 is at Vertical sectional View 'of e headlight with this improved light-rey interoeptihg moons attached thereto in front' of thefront door gloss thereof; Fig. 2 is ai. sectioned View of this improved mask or hood detached Fig. 3 is e front View of.this improved mask or hood; Fig. 4 is o horizontal sectional View of this improved nies-k or hood and Figo is e pern s` eotive viewof a motorwhichx lomp with the oor ertly swung open :md with the mask attac ed thereto.

Similar chers-rims of reference iodicote corresponding ports throughout the di'i'orent figures of the drowings.

@wing to the blinding glare ol :iutoznohilo heed-liohts ond sesrchlights due to the upws'dreys oi light, it is essentiel that somo ineens he provided which will eliminato the dangerous eiiects o/sueh ivhtroys without destroying the power of the iight, and toprovide s means which will overcome thhse disadventeges and stili not interfere with the downward regs or materially with the horizostsl regis is' the ohieet of the present im? inode.

provoment. Moreover, it is essential to a practicable ineens of this kind thatit be extremely simplein construction and of a form `which will enable it to he readily ottschohle to lamps :is now rnamlfsetured ithout intertering with tho accessibility to the interior :i single pico@ o' shoot'nmtzd, snoh its hrztss,

prrfcrzihly of rirrnlor formation` to conform to the Shop@ ol' the door und proiidod ith im opening or openings haring? :t hood or hoods proforsihly comprising.; do\\'11\'\'zirdly inclined, or dopondiug mmohers or lonvros 3, which, in the simplest forni of thr improvement, may he stnnnmd ont A.o'f'ho disk or hlzink 4 from nhirh the hood or nioslc is 'l'hrso inclined xnolnhors orlonvirs 3 are located preferably in parallelism one ahora :mother and extend.crossiriso of the hood or musk. vThis inn'n'ovod nuls-l or hood nary ho frtf tochod in voi-ions mi-ys, ond Could oven he attached on tho interior of the lmnp in the roer or in front ol' lha` front door gloss whore this loro-tod in such o nummer as to" permit this, hot in tho profi-wml forni tirsroof'it is attached o the r-xl'orior ol" the htmpin front of tho gloss of tho l'ront door, und iIrthP-pros` ont iosmnce tho disk -l forming tho body of' the hood or oms-k is j,n-oridl-d o ith :rehimping rim 5 of rirrnhir l-n'nmtion adopted to he slipped over the rim of tho door or lmnp body and srrnrod thereto in any desired manner, :is hy moons of thnxnh screws l.

By this improvonwnt. which run ho rondij-f ottwlnwd or drt-.u-hvd lronrtho lmnp for' the anrposo ol churning the somo or the'ghiss of door. it will ho readily soon hy am inspection oll l'g. Y1 that tho'innvord rays of light nro ihtorrvpiril while tlwdownwnrd.

l mask be attached directly teo theircnt ci thejlam as in Fie. 1, in any suitable manner. By orming t ie .mask in the anner sheen and described it is also rea'ily attacliable tb the door rim 'of a' swinging or' sli'iftable door and can therefore be, as hereinbefore stated, swung witli the door 8,.-s'ee Fig 5, which door may be hinged as at Q to the lamp body 1l in anyV of the usual ways and have any editable catch *l for hold'mg V` door closed. Thus the-mask not vent access to the interior of the lamp tliromgh the iront doorway, Moreover, .its

. :attachment to the lamp does not reouire any Y ferrosi. By forming the louvers or downwardly change or' the lamp parte as ordinarily manu- .fact'u red in order tc attach it. Conseqnentiy it may be readily used with lamps as now made. 0i course, it is obvious that instead 'of making it as a separate and, detachable member it could be mede up as a part of the lamp body or rigidly' attached thereto if prein'clined 'light-ray intercepting members as rigid with the disk or plate it will be readilyv louvers may be riveted or otherwise attached at their ends, instead of being stam ed out, if preferred, and when a door cato of the sty e shown in Fig. 5 isnsed the :nach rim may;l be out awaypas at '1.3 to make room I therefor. i

Iclaim as my invention.

1. The combination with a lamp of the clase described, ci a plurality of dov: awardly inclined stationary members located in front thereof, and one above another for intercepting the upward rays of light and `preiv'enting 'the glare of the lamp.

2. The combination with a lamp ci the class described, of apluralit of xed down- Wardly inclined members coated in front thereof, one above another entirely across the .front of the lamp for intercepting the upward rays of light and preventing the g are of the lamp.'

3. The combination with a lamp of the clase described, of means com rising a pluialit afneembare carried there )y one above @not ez' and having normally a downwardly inclined position for intsrcepting the u ward rays of light thereby to prevent t e are of the lamp Whilepermitting the eiheclitve` passage of the ovmwerd rays of 4. A otor vehicle lamp having a iront lass provided with means located in.v

enrichie cloned to intercept theA upward rays oflight class described, of a detachable mash for the front of said lam said mask having means for'intercepting t e upward rays of light and preventin the glare of the lam while permitting t c effective passage o the downward rays of light.

6. The combination with slamp of the character describedhaving a shifts le door, of means for preventing the glare of the lamp and comprising a mask adapted to be carried by the door for movement therewith and having means located to intercept the upward rays of light.

'4'. The combination with a lamnof the character described having a shifts-ble door, oi means for preventing the Glare of the lamp. and comprising a detacchable mask adapted to be carried by the door for movement therewith and having means located to interce t the lupward rays of light.

8. T e combination with a light of the character described having a swinging door, of a mask for preventingthe glare of the light and com rising a member located in iront of the oor for sWin ing movement therewith and having a pluiity of openings across the same and provided over each opening with an overhanging hood adapted to intercept the upward rays ci light.

9. A amask for-preventing the glare of lieadand search-1i lits comprising a detachable cover adapte to fit over the front or door of the lamp and provided with openings extending crosswise thereof and having over each of said openings an overhanging hood adapted to intercept the upward rays of light. y

10. A mask yfor reventing the glare of headand search-lig ts, comprising a member having a plurality of openings across the anA outwardlyprojecting stationary member same and provided over each opening with located to intercept the upward rays of' light.

1v1. A mask for preventing the glare of headand search lights, comprising a stamped, one-piece member having a plurality of openings across the same and provided over each opening with an overhang-- ing ymember located to intercept the upward rays of light.

12. A mask for preventing the glare of heador search-lights, comprising a detachable member having a plurality of'openin s across the same and provided over eac opening with anhoverhanging hood locatedl to intercept the upward rays of light, said member having means for attaching it in front of the lam 1,3. A mask if: orseach lights, comprising a detachfgi' preventing the glare ofl l able member Substantially onforming to" rality of openings across the same und prothe shape of the lampfmnt and having a vided oyr nach opening with an outwardly plurality of openings acmss the same, and l Frojectinghuod one overlappn another and {rovided over each opennwith an 0Ver- (mated to interptv the upwnr rays oflight, 15

5 aiiging hood -o' intercept t e upward rays y'said mfmber hxxving means for attachingvit of light, said member having fmeans for :Ltl to n lamp.

i l l taching?t it in front of the lamp and including a rearwardly extending rim.

14. A mask for preventing the glare of 10' head and Search lights, comprising a stamped. detachable member ,having a plu- 'HAROLD l). FENNEY Vlitnesses:

RALPI; L. SCOTT,

WXLLARD H; HAR'iiNG. 

